Marat Safin vs Pete Sampras — Dusseldorf Round Robin

Dusseldorf · ATP · Round Robin
RUS
Marat Safin
46 yrs · 193 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWWWLWLW
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 21 May 2001
clay
USA
Pete Sampras
54 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
WWWWWWWLLW
Safin M.
7-6 7-5
Sampras P.
Safin M.
7772
Sampras P.
605–

Marat Safin defeated Pete Sampras 7-6 7-5 in the Dusseldorf round robin on clay. Marat Safin extended the head-to-head to 4–3.

Key context

Head to head

3–3
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2002-01-14Australian OpenR16hardMarat Safin6-2 6-4 6-7(5) 7-6(8)
2001-08-27US OpenSFhardPete Sampras6-3 7-6(5) 6-3
2000-11-27Masters CupRRhardPete Sampras6-3 6-2
2000-08-28US OpenFhardMarat Safin6-4 6-3 6-3
2000-07-31Canada MastersQFhardMarat Safin6-4 3-6 7-6(8)
1998-08-31US OpenR16hardPete Sampras6-4 6-3 6-2

Serve vs return

This season
Safin M.serving84% hold

wins 65% of points on serve vs Sampras P.

Sampras P.serving87% hold

wins 67% of points on serve vs Safin M.

Serve-dominated — both hold easily, expect tiebreaks

Each player's serve crossed against the other's return, converted to expected hold of serve. Recent completed matches, ATP, WTA & Challenger. About

Statistics

This season
Safin M.Sampras P.
1st serve in·Even
58%
60%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
74%
79%
2nd serve points won·Even
52%
52%
Service points won·Even
64%
68%
Return points won·Even
37%
35%
Break points saved·Even
64%
67%
Aces / match·Dominant
8.6
13.4
Double faults / match·Dominant
2.6
5.4

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 92). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Draw

Final
Hewitt L.
Safin M.
6-36-4
Kafelnikov Y.
Draper S.
6-26-4
Round Robin
Puerta M.
Gambill J.
7-626-4
Enqvist T.
Balcells J.
4-67-646-4
Puerta M.
Clement A.
6-36-1
Kafelnikov Y.
Puerta M.
2-67-56-2
Kafelnikov Y.
Gambill J.
6-45-76-2
Clement A.
Gambill J.
7-626-3
Sampras P.
Squillari F.
4-66-37-61
Hewitt L.
Norman M.
6-16-2
Balcells J.
Kiefer N.
6-46-2
Kiefer N.
Rafter P.
1-66-26-4
Rafter P.
Balcells J.
6-36-2
Corretja A.
Norman M.
6-06-4
Corretja A.
Haas T.
6-36-3
Corretja A.
Hewitt L.
3-66-26-3
Rafter P.
Enqvist T.
6-36-3
Enqvist T.
Kiefer N.
6-26-3
Clement A.
Kafelnikov Y.
6-36-0
Safin M.
Squillari F.
7-666-4
Grosjean S.
Squillari F.
6-17-5
Sampras P.
Grosjean S.
6-33-66-3
Safin M.
Sampras P.
7-607-5
Grosjean S.
Safin M.
7-666-3
Haas T.
Norman M.
6-737-636-4
Haas T.
Hewitt L.
7-653-66-3